{"id":169875,"date":"2025-07-17T09:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/heavy-rainfall-may-trigger-flooding-in-northern-states"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:18:37","slug":"heavy-rainfall-may-trigger-flooding-in-northern-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/heavy-rainfall-may-trigger-flooding-in-northern-states","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rainfall May Trigger Flooding in Northern States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Ministry of Environment has warned that many parts of Northern Nigeria may experience heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding between July 16 and July 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The warning was contained in a flood prediction notice from the National Flood Early Warning Center and was signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the notice, the affected states in the North include Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Adamawa, Plateau, and Zamfara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Kano State, the areas listed are Kunchi, Kano, Gezawa, Wudil, Bebeji, Sumaila, and Tudun Wada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Jigawa State, the alert covers Miga, Gwaram, Diginsa, Ringim, and Dutse. Katsina State\u2019s Daura is also on the list, along with Gusau and Bungudu in Zamfara State,\u201d the notice revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Flood Center urged all relevant stakeholders to take the warning seriously and prepare ahead to reduce the impact of any possible flooding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Environment has warned that many parts of Northern Nigeria may experience heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding between July 16 and July 20, 2025. 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